rah-rah

[rah-rah]
adjective Informal.
marked by or expressive of ardently enthusiastic spirit: a group of rah-rah undergraduates; a rah-rah attitude.

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; reduplication of rah

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rah-rah (ˈrɑːˌrɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
informal chiefly (US) like or marked by boisterous and uncritical enthusiasm and excitement
 
[C20: a reduplication of rah]

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rah-rah definition

[ˈrɑˈrɑ]
  1. mod.
    having to do with college and college enthusiasm. : It was sort of a rah-rah party.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
One thing is missing amid all the radiant, raucous rah-rah.
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